Locking device for the closures or stoppers of jars, bottles, or similar receptacles.



PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904.

P. GARFIELD. LOOKING DEVICE FOR THE OLOSURES OR STOPPERS 0F JARS,BOTTLES,

0R SIMILAR REGEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED nov. so, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

wi/lmeooeo lUNirnn STATES Patented September 13, 1904.

ATENT @FFTTCE.

FRANK OANFIELD, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE E. DODGE, OFDENVER, COLORADO.

LOCKING DEVIQE FOR THE CLOSURES R S'TOPPERS 0F JARS, BOTTLES, 0R SIMILARRECEPTACLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,816, datedSeptember 13, 1904:.

Application filed November 30,1903. Serial No. 183,166. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

' Be it known that I, FRANK OANFIELD, a citi- Zen of the United Statesof America, residing in the city and county of Denver and State ofColorado, "have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LookingDevices for the Closures or Stoppers of Jars, Bottles, or SimilarReceptacles; and I do'declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in looking devices for holding thecaps, covers, closures, or stoppers of jars, bottles, and similarreceptacles in place.

My object is to provide a device of this class which while being ofsimple construction shall hold the closure of the receptacle securely inplace when in the locking position, but which may be readily unlocked toallow the removal of the cap, closure, or stopper whenever it is desiredto gain access to the contents of the receptacle. I

The invention comprises a yoke passing over the cap, stopper, or closureand pivotally engaging the body of the receptacle on both sides and acam connected with the yoke and adapted to be thrown to the locked orunlocked position, as may be desired.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, as well as the objectsought to be attained thereby, I will proceed to describe the same indetail, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which isillustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section taken throughthe cap and upper portion of a jar equipped with my improved lockingdevice. Fig. 2 is a top view of a jar equipped with the said device.Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe device shown in detail and on a largerscale. Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 14, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is asectional detail view of the cap of the jar shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The jar shown in the drawings is supposed to be an earthen receptacle;but it must be understood that the material of which the jar is composedis immaterial so far as the application thereto of my improved device isconcerned.

Referring now to the drawings, let the numeral 5 designate the body ofthe receptacle, and 6 the cap applied to the top thereof, a packing-ring7 being interposed between the cap and the top of the jar. The top ofthe cap is grooved or recessed, as shown at 8, to receive the portion 9of my improved device. As shown in the drawings, this part 9 is bentinwardly at its lower extremity, as shown at 10, to engage a recess 12,formed in the jar. This part 9 extends upwardly above the neck 'of thejar, and thence over the top of the cap,

its extremity remote from the bearing 10 being journaled in an eccentriccam 13, as shown at 14. Surrounding this eccentric cam is an eye 17,formed in the upper extremity of the locking member 15, whose lowerextremity is bent inwardly, as shown at 16, to engage a recess 12,formed on the opposite side of the jar from the recess 12. The eccentric13 is provided with a lever-arm 13, having an inwardly-turned hook 13 atits lower extremity, adapted to engage the part 15 when the cam isthrown to the locking position.

In applying the device the two hook parts 10 and 16 of the members 9 and15 are made to engage the recesses 12 and 12, after which the part 9 isthrown upwardly over the cap 6 and into line with the recess 8 in thetop of the cap, the eccentric cam in the meantime being thrown to theunlocked position, or in the position when its lever-arm 13 is raised.The lever-arm is then thrown downwardly to the position shown in thedrawings, thus tightening the member 9 upon the top of the jar andholding it securely in the locked position against accidentaldisplacement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A locking devicefor the caps, stoppers or closures of jars, bottles or similarreceptacles, comprising two members and a cam, the two members beingpivotally connected with the body of the receptacle on opposite sides,one of the said members extending upwardly over the closure and havingits upper extremity journaled in the cam, the second member having aneye or ring formed in its upper extremity surrounding the cam which isrevoluble therein, the cam being provided with a projecting part tofacilitate manipulation.

2. A locking device for stoppers or closures of the class described,comprising two members respectively pivotally connected with the body ofthe receptacle on opposite sides, one of the said members extendingupwardly over the top of the closure, and an eccentric cam connectingthe two members in operative relation, substantially as described.

3. In alocking device of the class described,

the combination of a disk having a manipulating-arm, a member journaledin the body of the receptacle and extending upwardly over the cap orclosure thereof, its upper extremity passing through the disk outside ofits center forming the disk into an eccentric cam, and another memberhaving an eye at one end surrounding the said cam, the other end beingpivotally connected with the body of the receptacle at a point oppositethe corresponding extremity of the first-named member.

In testimonywhereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK CANFIELD. Witnesses:

Gr. E. CRAWFORD, DENA NELSON.

